systemax Poolnanny User manual

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Installation Guide
Thank you for purchasing poolnanny™
You have made an excellent decision choosing our product.
Systemax Safety Systems, Inc. has created the most innovative
system to efficiently protect your children from the swimming
pool’s intrinsic dangers, assisting the parents with their
supervision.
Please, read the User Guide carefully and get the complete
Installation Guide from www.mypoolnanny.com before using and
installing the system.
If you have any question or for information on professional
installation please feel free to contact our customer service
department.
Thank you again from all of us.
Systemax Safety Systems, Inc.
Systemax Safety Systems
SYSTEMAX
113 Magnolia Ave,
Westbury, NY 11590, USA.
Tel [phone]
[e-mail]
www.mypoolnanny.com

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Install the Base Unit: (see gure 1).
- In a dry, well ventilated area, protected from rain and direct
sunlight.
- In an area where temperatures do not fall below freezing.
- Secured to a stationary surface using appropriate mounting
hardware (use template provided on a separate sheet).
- At least 3 ft. from large metal objects or appliances as these
items may interfere with the signal consistency.
- Not beside cordless phone receptacle.
- At chest level or higher.
- Within 100 ft. of the farthest point of the supervised area.
- Near an AC outlet.
1
Live
AC
Outlet
3 ft
Chest level
Installation
Figure 1
Base
Unit
PN 101

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4ft
100ft
Figure 2
Base Unit
Rounded
corners
Twist the
extremes
Inner perimeter
cable
Outer perimeter
cable
Supervised area
Do not locate the Base Unit where it can accidentally be
unplugged or power from the outlet switched off. The Base
Unit will not sound the alarm if not plugged in to a live AC
outlet.
Bury two loops of wire one or two inches deep around the
supervised area, running them parallel to each other. It
is recommended to keep a distance of about 1.2 m (4 ft.)
between them. The area can have any shape, but the corners
should be rounded. Twist both extremes of each wire run
from the supervised area to the Base Unit (see figure 2).
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Connect the perimeter wires to the Base Unit (see gure 3).
The perimeter wires may exit the building where the Base Unit
is located, via a window or through a hole drilled through the
wall. Ensure the drill path is clear of any utilities. Make sure
the perimeter wire is not cut off or pinched by a window, door,
or garage door, as this can damage it over time.
Although the Base Unit has a buzzer that sounds when the
alarm is activated, it is recommended (this is required by ASTM)
to connect a siren or another warning signal to the relay
output of the Base Unit (see gure 3). The device you connect
AC adaptor
Outer perimeter
cable
Inner perimeter
cable
Auxiliary Input
Relay Output
+12 V
Input
Ground
Ground
12345
Figure 3
4
5
Power LED
Display
Up arrow key
Enter key
Down arrow key
Menu key

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Calibration
Make sure there are no ID Tags inside the supervised area. Connect
the AC adaptor to a wall outlet and plug the other end to the Base
will be powered with 12 VDC when the alarm is on.
If you are going to make use of the auxiliary input, connect it
to the Base Unit (see gure 3).
6
Inner perimeter
field
adjustement
Outer perimeter
field
adjustement
Power LED
Figure 4. Base Unit - rear view -

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This device acts like a Supervisor
ID Tag in relation to the entire Pool
Nanny system.
To operate the device, turn it on
using the switch located on the side
of the cabinet. The green and yellow
LED’s will blink for one or two seconds
and then the red (“Power on”) LED
will become lit.
Green LED: lights when the device
is near the outer perimeter cable and
the central unit is in normal mode.
Yellow LED: lights when the
device is near the inner perimeter cable
and the central unit is in normal mode.
Red (“Transmit”) LED: flashes
every time the device reports its
position to the central unit.
Unit. The Base Unit will display the legend “SYSTEM READY”.
Reach the trimming potentiometers from the rear of the Base
Unit, through the back cover, with a plastic screwdriver, and turn
them fully counterclockwise for minimum electromagnetic eld
in the vicinity of the perimeter wires (see gure 4). Adjust the
right (seen from the back, with the power red LED upwards) gain
control so that the green LED in the Set-up Tester (see gure
5) turns on as you approach the outer perimeter cable with the
Set-up Tester in hand. Repeat the procedure, using the left gain
control and the yellow LED in the Set-up Tester, for the inner
perimeter cable.
Figure 5
Set Up Tester

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Supervisor ID Tags registration
Power up the Base Unit by plugging an AC adaptor (12 V, 1 A,
AC or DC) connected to a wall outlet.
Using the menu key, record the supervisor devices that will be
used in the supervised area (see menu option “REC. SUPERVI-
SOR” below).
Testing the system
Once the system is installed, the warning signal can be tested
by using the “TEST HORN” menu option (see menu options
below).
You can also make a rough estimate of the quality of the trans-
mission between an ID Tag and the Base Unit, if you enable the
display of the number of packets received every 4 seconds by
the Base Unit (see “SHOW COUNT” menu option below).
Integration with other sensors
The Base Unit’s auxiliary input can be used to connect another sen-
sor or system, such as a motion detector, so that when there is a
low electrical resistance in this input (like when a switch closes),
Pool Nanny™ will activate the warning signal/s (siren and/or
another device) connected to it.
You must enable the auxiliary input (see the menu option be-
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Menu options
Press <menu> to enter the menu, and the arrow keys to see the
menu options available. To enter a menu option, press <enter>. To
leave a menu option, press <menu>. An explanation of each menu
option follows.
If you press <enter> while in
this mode, the Base Unit will
search for a Supervisor ID Tag
inside the supervised area to
record its ID, if it nds one.
The search is stopped if a
Supervisor ID Tag is found or
if the user presses the <menu>
key for a number of seconds.
If a Supervisor ID Tag is found,
the Base Unit will display its ID
and its position in the Base Unit
memory for 2 seconds.
If you press <enter> while in
this mode, the Base Unit will
display the list of the registered
Supervisor ID Tags, one at a
time, numbered from 0 to 9.
You can scroll through the list
using the arrow keys.
When you press <enter> while
an ID is being displayed, it will
be deleted from the Base Unit
memory.
SETUP
REC. SUPERVISOR
SEARCHING...
<enter>
(packet received)
FOUND -> < ID >
< position in Base Unit memory >
NOTE: It will display “LIST FULL” if the
Base Unit’s memory is full.
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SETUP
DELETE REMOTE
DELETE REMOTE
0) <
ID >
<enter>
2
<enter>
DELETING --> < ID >

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In this mode, the user can
enable (“STATUS--> ON”) or
disable (“STATUS--> OFF”) the
auxiliary input, using <enter>
or the arrow keys.
This input can be used to turn
on the Base Unit buzzer and
any device connected to the
relay output.
In this mode, the user can turn
on (“STATUS--> ON”) or off
(“STATUS--> OFF”) the device
connected to the relay output,
using <enter> or the arrow
keys.
You can use <enter> or the
arrow keys to enable or disable
the display of the number of
packets received by the Base
Unit from the ID Tags.
When “SHOW COUNT” is
selected, the second line of the
ENABLE auxIN
STATUS--> ON
<enter>
<enter>or < > or < >
3
ENABLE auxIN
STATUS--> OFF
SETUP
ENABLE auxIN
SETUP
TEST HORN
TEST HORN
STATUS--> ON
<enter>
<enter>or < > or < >
TEST HORN
STATUS--> OFF
4
SETUP
SHOW COUNT
SHOW COUNT
SHOW COUNT
<enter>
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Example
This means that in the last 4 seconds,
the Base Unit has received 10 packets
from Supervisor ID Tags and 5
packets from Supervised ID Tags.
display will show, besides the
other legends, the number of
packets received every 4 seconds
from Supervisor ID Tags, a hyphen
and then the number of packets
received from Supervised ID Tags.
See example.
This can help estimate the quality
of the transmission between an ID
Tag and the Base Unit.
The display of the local time
can be enabled or disabled en-
tering this menu option and us-
ing <enter> or the arrow keys.
See the following option to set
the current time.
Use the arrow keys to increase
or decrease the number of
minutes or the number of
hours.
POOL NANNY
SUPERVISED 10-5
SETUP
ADJUST CLOCK
7
ADJUST CLOCK
00:00
<enter>
SETUP
SHOW CLOCK
SHOW CLOCK
SHOW CLOCK
<enter>
<enter>or < > or < >
SHOW CLOCK
HIDE CLOCK
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<enter>or < > or < >
TEST HORN
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<enter>
ADJUST CLOCK
00:00
SETUP
EXIT?
EXITING
<enter>
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To change the focus from
minutes to hours or vice versa,
press <enter>.
Use this option to leave the
menu and put the Base Unit in
the “SYSTEM READY” state.
CAUTION
This device is not intended to replace any other safety consideration; that is, adult
supervision, lifeguards, fences, gates, pool covers, locks, an so forth, and some
devices may not detect gradual entry.
Systemax Safety Systems, Inc. shall NOT be liable for any property damage,
personal injury, economic or non-economic loss or ANY damages, consequential
or otherwise, sustained, caused or incurred as a result of any type of failure of the
poolnanny™ system and/or installation.
FCC
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the follow-
ing two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this
device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
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